At this point, the DCMS had no clear naming structure for most ClanOmniMechs, referring to them initially by number. References are made in the story to a 25-ton Go (by inference, a Mist Lynx); an Ichi (clarified to be a Dire Wolf in the text), a Ni (meaning "two"; at 85 tons, most likely a Warhawk), and a Shi, described as a medium 'Mech.